reading

Do Specialized Dyslexia Fonts Really Work?

Do Specialized Dyslexia Fonts Really Work?

As awareness of dyslexia has grown, so too has the development of tools to support those with dyslexia, one of which is specialized dyslexia fonts. These fonts are designed to make reading easier for individuals with dyslexia, but how effective are they? In this post,...

How Dyslexia Affects Math Skills

How Dyslexia Affects Math Skills

Imagine my joy at discovering that my kids were a part of the 20-60% of kids with dyslexia who also have dyscalculia! Now alongside teaching struggling readers, I'm teaching kids who struggle with math as well. Sigh... The longer I teach my kids with dyslexia, the...

8 Things I do Each Day With my Dyslexic Reader

8 Things I do Each Day With my Dyslexic Reader

These are the daily habits that help my dyslexic reader to be more successful. I have been homeschooling kids with dyslexia for over 20 years!  Where did the time go? I am mainly focused these days on my 9 and 12-year-old sons.  One of these guys is moderately...

Hi-Lo Books for Struggling or Reluctant Readers

Hi-Lo Books for Struggling or Reluctant Readers

Have you ever told your bored (and dyslexic) kids to go read a book? I know I have! The problem with this advice is that for many struggling readers, reading is still too difficult to be enjoyable. Choosing a few Hi-Lo books (high interest/low readability) for your...

Logic of English Foundations Review

Logic of English Foundations Review

After homeschooling kids with dyslexia for over 20+ years, I have seen just about every reading curriculum on the planet! And before I learned about the kinds of reading programs that really work, I tried just about everything on the market too. This post contains...

How the Amazon Kindle Can Help the Dyslexic Reader

How the Amazon Kindle Can Help the Dyslexic Reader

As parents and teachers of dyslexic students, we are always trying to find ways to help these struggling readers learn to enjoy reading and learning. One way you can do this is by using an Amazon Kindle for your dyslexic reader.   As parents and teachers of...

What To Do When Kids Hate Reading

What To Do When Kids Hate Reading

Dyslexia makes reading hard.  It just does.  For many dyslexics this improves with time and practice but it is not uncommon for these difficulties to result in kids developing a strong dislike of reading.  How can thoughtful parents nurture a love of reading while...

Building Reading Fluency in Dyslexic Readers

Building Reading Fluency in Dyslexic Readers

Reading fluency is difficult for the dyslexic reader to attain because they are generally spending most of their brain power trying to decode the words on the page. Let's take a look at how we can build fluency in dyslexic readers.  Thanking you for joining us here...

Reading Methods That Work With Dyslexia

Reading Methods That Work With Dyslexia

The bottom line in knowing how to teach kids with dyslexia to read is that there are methods and approaches that have been proven to work and those that haven't. Welcome back to day 3 of this 5-day series on Teaching Kids With Dyslexia to Read.  To read the entire...